The Painted Parts An Invitation  Thinking about the ways our mind settles on the body, our own body, we all sit with those tightly wrapped up ideas that we have (or have been given) through the course of our life.  For many, the thought is how our bodies have disappointed us somehow, that they are too much, too little, too soft, too hard, too curved, too square, too stretched, too old, too saggy, too sick and too tired.  Too something. My name is Anne Pollard James. I am a fi

September 16, I submitted my application for a Guggenheim Fellowship for my work ‘The Delight Project’. Last week I was invited to submit Work samples in support of that (!!!) and yesterday, I did it. They asked for 20 pieces, within the last five years, in chronological order most recent on. Well, I’ve only been painting for five years and so deciding which works were reflective of my message and also technical skills was a really interesting experience. Some of the works I

A few months ago, I was contacted out of the blue by a photographer of St. Louis. He’s got a project called ‘cameras across the country’ and he goes to every state and photographs artist in their studio. A Couple days before we were scheduled for the shoot we chatted over the phone about what the look of the day would be. I assumed I was one of a couple of subjects. I asked who else who was shooting in Tulsa and he said no one. He was flying into town just to shoot me.I sudd

Friends, I applied for a Guggenheim Fellowship! And yesterday, I got an email that I made it to the next step. What a feeling🖤 On September 16, I clicked 'Submit' on my full application for a Guggenheim Fellowship. The project I put forward is called The Delight Project: Art & Archive.  It’s a body of work about reclamation, truth, and joy as resistance. Ten monumentally scaled portraits of Oklahoma women, each paired with her voice, story, and photograph. Every participant

Once upon a time in 2022, I was invited by Rachel Rose Dazey and Cat Cox to a Hidden Gem Dinner they hosted at Dillon Rose. The idea was...

This spring, I was invited to speak about my work on The Delight Project . The Delight Project: No. 5 The invitation came from Helen Opper, who juried the show at the Paseo Arts Center in Oklahoma City. My piece, The Delight Project; No 5 , was included. She asked if I’d be part of an artist talk alongside Paige Nyugen and Tony Tiger. It was a fast yes. This would be the first time I’d speak publicly about my work on this project, which has occupied so much of my mind for th

I just got back from the most extraordinary long weekend in New York, and I’m still feeling glowy. Two of my paintings were included in a juried exhibition called Surface at The Gallery at Yellow Studio , part of Upstate Art Weekend in the Hudson Valley. The show was juried by the National Association of Women Artists , and it meant a lot to be chosen. I've been intentionally working toward sharing my work beyond Oklahoma, and this felt like one of those moments where the d

Oh, the Power of Women and the Power of Color: My Journey in Oaxaca ===================================================================== Both were on audacious display during my time in Oaxaca, Mexico, with Gozo Writers. A Connection Through Poetry I have this friend called Nicole Callihan . She’s a powerful poet, an opener of doors, and a connector of women. Through her, I’ve been introduced to a world of poets and writers where, somehow, ’ve found a home. We were on the ph

This is fun! I love being included in this group of such remarkable women. Each one of these artists is guided by an authentic pursuit of...

I know, it's true! Last year, I was asked to teach a high school art class. Never in a million years would I have thought, ‘Oh, I think I...

What is Carson House? Well, first, it's place.🩷 My name is Anne Pollard James and I am working artist in Tulsa— my studio is located on the Carson House property. As a largely self/community taught artist, I am interested in cultivating a creative space that helps support and uplift other creative women in Tulsa within this community space. It is my desire to make Carson House a safe, friendly, warm and welcoming space for artists and creatives to nurture each other’s practi

I am excited to share that my painting, ‘The Delight Project//No. 5’, is off to New York to be included in a group show at the Vandy Gallery

I am beyond proud to share that I was accepted into the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) as a full juried Signature Member. 🩷

Big. In 2024, I went big. I was commissioned for a project that was 60”x72”. I had never considered a scale like that before. 60”x72”. ...

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I was talking to my friend today-- about Carson House, about her pregnant friend, about ways we build each other up as friends and how...